Meat-rack.



PATENTED MAY 15, 1906.

n L. I. BERKOWITZ.

MEAT RACK APPLICATION FILED OCT. 23, 1905.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

, No. 820,618. PATENTED MAY 15, 1906.

L. I. BERKOWITZ; MEAT RACK.

APPLICATION FILED OOT.23, 1905.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

No. 820,618. PATENTED MAY 15, 1906.

L.'I. BERKOWITZ.

MEAT RACK.

APPLICATION FILED 001223, 1905.

3 SHEETE!SHEET 3.

LOUIS ISAAC BERKOWITZ, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

MEAT-RACK- Specification of Letters Patent.

ratented May 15, 1906.

Application filed Gctober 23, 1905. Serial No 283,910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS IsAAo BERKO- wITz, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Boston, in the county of Suflolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Meat- Racks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the construction of racks for holding meats or other articles or substances which are liable either from their nature or consistency to exude and drip liquids; and it consists of sundry structural improvements hereinbelow described.

The object of my invention is the provision of such a rack which shall be very easily taken apart and cleaned, be as sanitary as pos sible in all its appointments, and which shall d'spose of the dripping liquids which otherobjects in the rack.

In the drawings hereto annexed, which illustrate an embodiment of my invention, Figure 1 is an elevation of ameatt-rack; Fig. 2, a cross-section thereof at the line 2 2, Fig. 1 Fig. 3, a plan view, partly broken away, to show sections of a rack or shelf member; Fig. 4 is a cross-section of Fig. 3 along the line 4 4. Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross-section of a detail showing the drip-pans and their support. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a drip-cup. Fig. 7 is a cross-section of one of the shelves, showing its mode of support. Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail showing the manner of attaching and supporting the uprights at top and bottom; and Fig. 9 is a cross-section of one of the racks, shelves, and trays, taken near the ends of continuous shelves.

The meat-rack, as a whole, is constructed as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Angle-iron uprights A A are secured to the ceiling O and floor C, the rear row of uprights A being spaced, preferably, a slight distance from the rear wall 0 to give space for a refrigeratingcoil L, while immediately in front of the coil there is bolted or otherwise supported the screen G, which serves to maintain a proper circulation of air through and around the rack. The screen G is provided with handles G to facilitate removal. The shelves of which the meat-rack is composed consist of a rectangular angle-iron frame whereof the members are marked D in the drawings. Metal slats D are riveted to the front and wise would fall upon the floor or upon other back members D, these slats being offset at the point of junction with the frame members D, as at d the purpose of this offset being to raise the upper surfaces of the shelves D to a level flush with the upper surfaces of the rectangular frame members D. By this means insertion and removal of heavy objects, such as meats, is greatly facilitated. The slats D are spaced apart, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to provide for the circulation of air and the percolation of juices. The shelves are supported upon brackets E, bolted or riveted to the uprights A A. The support, however, for one of the front corners of each shelf D consists of a cup F. This cup, which is shown in detail in Fig. 6, is provided with a drip-opening F, reentrant flanges F between which is left a space or slot F and downwardly-extending outer lugs F, through which are formed holes F The upper rim of the cup F is out down at its rear portion, so as to make notches or jogs F. This cup is preferably made of cast-iron, and like all of the iron parts of the rack should 'be galvanized or otherwise rendered incorrodible for the sake of cleanliness and permanence.

Beneath the slats D of the shelves D, I provide removal drip-pans P. These drippans are formed with a slightly-inclined bottom with an upturned edge or flange P, the rear edge P being left without any flange. Offset clips D are secured to the rear angleiron members D of the shelves at the under side thereof and project forward so as to serve as supports for the pan P, whereof the rear edge is inserted between the shelf member D and clips D. At the outer corners the pans P rest upon the brackets E and cups F, and in the corner of the pan which rests upon the cup F there is provided an aperture P to deliver liquids collected in the pan to the drip-cup F. At the middle of the rear frame member D of the shelves D the clip D has pivotally secured to it a supportingbar K, over which the pan P is slid when in serted into position under the shelf. At the front and secured to the front member D of the shelf there is a depending clip K, provided with a horizontal notch K into which the flat bar K may be swung, and thus sustained and fastened. In order to insert the pan P, the shelf D is lifted, the pan inserted over the bar K until its rear edge is securely supported by the clips D then the bar K is cured at any position in the slot B. 1 The.

block B which is serrated to match the serrated side of the bracket Band apertured to receive the bolt B serves to lock the bracket These uprights at the,

and upright together.

, lower end fit into cast-iron pedestals H.

What I claim, and desire to secure byLet ters Patent, is I 1. Ina meat-rack, a frame, and shelves, each shelf composed of an angle-iron rectangle and slats secured to the angle-irons and offset, so as to be flush with the tops of the angle-irons.

2. In a meat-rack, a frame, supportingbrackets, drip-cups secured to the frame and having supporting-bearings, shelves resting on the brackets and the bearings on the cups,

and drip-pans beneath the shelves with de' livery-openings to the cups.

3'. In a meat-rack, a frame, shelves having apertures therein, clips atthe under side of the shelves at the rear thereof, and drip-pans,

"flanged in front and inclined upward from front to rear, fitting in said clips, and front supports for said pans.

4. In a meat-rack, a frame, shelves having apertures therein, clips at the under side of the shelves at the rear thereof, drip-pans, inclined from front to rear upward and fitting in said clips, a movable supporting-barfor the middle of each pan, and-means to support the bars atfront and rear, upon the shelves.

5. In a meat-rack, a frame,-shelves therein, drip cups provided with 'rentrant-slots which fit said frames, the shelves provided withinclined drip-pans, said shelves-and pans supported at the corners by said cups.

Signed by me at Boston, Massachusetts, this 26th day of September, 1905.

LOUIS ISAAC BERKOWITZe Witnesses;

ODIN ROBERTS, JOSEPH T. BRENNAN. 

